Windshield cleaner



F. G. FOLBERTH ET AL WINDSHIELD CLEANER Original Filed May 11. 1921 Patented Apr. 8, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRED G. FOLBERTH WILLIAM M. FOL BERTH, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNORS TO THE FOLBERTH AUTO SPECIALTY COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORA- TION OF OHIO.

WIITDSHIELD CLEANER.

- Original application filed May 11, 1921, Serial No. 468,486. Divided and this application filed August 27,

1921. Serial No. 496,005.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, FRED G. FOLBERTH and \ViLLLiM M. FoLBEn'rH, citizens of the United States,-residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in \Vindshield Cleaners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to windshield 1 cleaners,.and is a division of our co ending application Serial No. 468,486, filed ay 11, 1921.

In the said copending application, we

have disclosed and claimed a. windshield .15 cleaner embodying a cylinder having a pair of spaced pistons, a web connecting the pistons, a pair of racks arranged on said web,

a cleaner shaft, and a pair of segmental gears carried by the shaft and meshing with said racks.

In the said application, we have also disclosed a method of securing the cleaning element to the cleaner rod. The manner of securing the cleaning element to the cleaning rod is not claimed in the copending application but forms the subject matter of the present application.

In the said invention, we provide means for securing a cleaning element to the oscillating cleaner rod wherebyrelative rotation of the cleaning element and securing means is prevented, but the cleaning element is allowed to oscillate through a limited arc to permit it to be arranged at the proper angle to the windshield as the cleaner rod moves in either direction during its oscillation.

In the accompanying drawings, we have shown one embodiment of the invention. In this showing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion'of the windshield showing the invention applied,

Figure 2 is a detail view of the cleaning element and cleaner rod in elevation, parts being shown in section,

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view on line 3-3 of Figure 2,

Figure 4 is asimilar view on line 44 of Figure 2,

of th e dleaner rod, and,

Figure 6 is a side elevation of a portion of the cleaner rod and cleaning element.

e 5 is a detail view of the lower end,

Referring to the drawings, the reference numeral 1 designates a windshield provided with the usual frame 2. A ,eylinder 3 is secured to the windshield frame in any suitable manner and this cylinder is provided with suitable mechanism to oscillate a cleaner rod 4, arranged on the outside of the windshield. The cleaner rod is made of resilient material and is provided with an 0H- set end 5 to retain the cleaning element in contact with the windshield. The offset portion of the rod is provided with a projection 6. A plate 7 is arranged around the rod forming a sleeveS. Throughout the greater portion of the length of the sleeve, the edges are closed, as at 9 (see Figure 3).. Adjacent the projection 6, the meeting edges of the sleeve are spaced, as at 10, to receive the projection. The plate 7 is further provided with a pair of extending webs 11 slightly spaced from each other and forming a substantially V-shaped holder. This holder is adapted to receive the cleaner element. As shown, the cleaner elementcomprises a strip 12 of rubber or other flexible material mounted in a backing strip 13 of rigid material. The cleaner element is provided with an openingl t for the reception of a rivet or bolt 15, passing through openings in the webs 11.

By means of the construction herein disclosed, the cleaner element is maintained in a substantially permanent position with respect to the cleaner rod and the holder formed by the webs 11 is prevented from rotating on the cleaner rod. The spacing of the webs 11 permits the cleanerelement to assume an angular position with respect to the windshield frame. When moving in one direction, the engagement of the rubber strip 12 with the windshield frame causes the cleaning element to lie parallel to one of the webs 11 at an' angle to the windshield and when moving in the opposite direction, the windshield cleaner 12 engages the opposite web to assume a position substantially parallel to the oppositeweb and atan angle to the windshield.

It is to be understood that the form of our invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and that various changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described our invention, we claim:

1. In a windshield cleaner, a cleaner rod, said rod being provided with an integral projection arranged adjacent one end, a holder mounted on said rod and embracing said projection to prevent relative rotation of said rod and said holder, a cleaner element mounted in said holder, and means for retaining said cleaner element in 'said holder.

2. In a windshield cleaner, a cleaner rod, said rod' being provided with a projection arranged adjacent one end, a plate arranged around said rod to form a sleeve, the meeting edges of said plate being oifset adjacent sald projection, a portion of the edges of said late beingprovided with a pair of spaces extensions, a cleaner I element arranged between said extensions, and means for retaining said cleaner element in position. Y

3. In a windshield cleaner, a cleaner rod, said rod being provided with a projection arranged adjacent one end, a holder mounted on said rod and embracing said projection to prevent relative rotation of said rod and said holder, said holder being provided with a pair of spaced extensions, a cleaner element arranged between said extensions, and means for retaining said cleaning element in position and permitting limited movement thereof between said extensions.

fl. In a windshield cleaner, a cleaner rod, sald rod being provided with a projection arranged adjacent one end, a holder mounted on said rod and embracing said projection to prevent relative rotation of said rod and said holder, said holder being provided with a pair of spaced extensions, a cleaner element arranged between said extensions,

said cleaner element being provided with an opening, and a pin connecting said extensions and passing through said opening to permit limited movement of said cleaner element between said extensions.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

FRED e. FOLBERTH. WILLIAM M. FOLBERTH.

'Witnesses: M. C. BROWN, CARL J. DE WITT. 

